ONLINE OBSESSIONS:
Answer any two (2) of the following questions. Answers to each question
should be in the range of *500-700* words, or the equivalent of two-three
typed, 12 point font, double-spaced pages, and include *at least two*
references
other than those in the reading assignments. Please note that your
references should begin on a new page separate from your answer to the
question.
1. What are the effects of Nomophobia? Does this vary from country to
country? Age group to age group? Socio-economic status? Occupation?
[MO4.4]
2. Describe the central role of social media in the lives of students.
Is it easy or hard to reduce students’ use of these types of online social
media forms? [MO4.1]
3. Describe how Internet addiction can shatter families, relationships
and careers in a comparison of at least two different countries. [MO4.2,
4.3]
4. Video games provide people with things they lack in real life. They
provide a steady supply of stimulation to satisfy our needs. And yet, this
is all an illusion. Explain how people can become so caught up that they
lose themselves in the process. [MO4.1]
READING MATERIAL:
The following articles can be accessed through ProQuest or EBSCOhost via
the myEdison portal or through the New Jersey State Library databases. Log
into the myEdison portal and go to My Resources > Educational. There you
will find the links to the ProQuest and EBSCOhost databases. The New Jersey
State Library databases can be found at http://www.njstatelib.org/.
Students must first sign up for a free card in order to access the online
journal articles. Register for your card at
https://www.njstatelib.org/research_library/get_a_library_card/state_employee_and_tesu_students/
.
The specific database for each article is listed in parenthesis.
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Dixit et al (2010). A study to evaluate mobile phone dependence among
students of a medical college associated hospital of central India.
(ProQuest)
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Chakraborty, K, Basu, D, & Kumar, KG V. (2010). Internet addiction:
Consensus, controversies, and the way ahead. (ProQuest)
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Huang, H. & Leung, L. (2009). Instant messaging addiction among
teenagers in china: shyness, alienation, and academic performance
decrement. (EBSCOhost Academic Search Premiere)
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Nithya et al (2012). Facebook and other social media usage (India).
(EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete through the New Jersey State Library)
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Chung, N. (2011). Korean adolescent girls’ addictive use of mobile
phones to maintain interpersonal solidarity. (EBSCOhost Academic Search
Premiere)
RUBRIC:
Grading criteria
Question 1
You thoroughly answer the question and demonstrate a sophisticated,
in-depth understanding of the topic(s) through a well-reasoned and
thoughtful response; your answer is substantive, with relevant references
and examples and a clear connection to the readings where necessary.
You satisfactorily answer the question and demonstrate a basic
understanding of the topic(s); your answer is generally correct but lacks
full development and a clear connection to the readings where necessary.
You incompletely answer the question and demonstrate a limited
understanding of the topic(s); your answer lacks substantive information
and connection to the readings where necessary.
You insufficiently answer the question and demonstrate an inadequate
understanding of the topic(s); your answer is off-topic, incorrect, or
irrelevant to the readings.
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Question 2
You thoroughly answer the question and demonstrate a sophisticated,
in-depth understanding of the topic(s) through a well-reasoned and
thoughtful response; your answer is substantive, with relevant references
and examples and a clear connection to the readings where necessary.
You satisfactorily answer the question and demonstrate a basic
understanding of the topic(s); your answer is generally correct but lacks
full development and a clear connection to the readings where necessary.
You incompletely answer the question and demonstrate a limited
understanding of the topic(s); your answer lacks substantive information
and connection to the readings where necessary.
You insufficiently answer the question and demonstrate an inadequate
understanding of the topic(s); your answer is off-topic, incorrect, or
irrelevant to the readings.
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Overall organization
You lucidly organize material into well-formed paragraphs and arrange ideas
logically to support the purpose of the paper; writing is fluid with an
explicit focus and sensible structure.
You logically organize material into well-formed paragraphs; writing has
focus and structure.
You loosely organize material and provide limited supporting detail;
writing is somewhat disjointed and disorganized.
You incoherently organize material, often impairing the reader's ability to
comprehend it; significant details are missing or irrelevant; writing is
completely disjointed and lacks correct form and structure.
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Overall use of evidence
You support points and subpoints with abundant clarifying detail, include
relevant and clearly attributed sources as necessary, and effectively link
ideas.
You support most points and subpoints with sufficient detail, attribute
sources as necessary, and link ideas.
You support points and subpoints with limited detail and improperly link
ideas.
You inadequately support points and subpoints with irrelevant detail and do
not properly link ideas.
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Overall mechanics
You write in complete, well-constructed sentences with faultless grammar,
word choice, punctuation, and spelling; writing is sharp, coherent, and
demonstrates sophisticated clarity.
You write in complete sentences with mostly correct grammar, word choice,
punctuation, and spelling; minor errors may exist but do not compromise
meaning.
You write in unclear sentences with significant errors in grammar, word
choice, punctuation, and spelling that may compromise meaning.
You write in incomplete, incomprehensible sentences filled with serious
errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, or spelling.
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